Thursday, 15 October 2015

MAKING OF THE 2000AD PROG 1952 COVER!!!!

So my alien editor, The Mighty Tharg says to me, "Leigh, you're the most handsome artist I have, and I need a cover for part 3 of Defoe:The London Hanged, but I know you're pretty pressed for time, so I was thinking of offering it to someone else..."

And I was like, "Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! I can fit it in honest! Don't get someone else to draw my baby! And thanks for calling me handsome!"

So he was like, "Ok, I was thinking of Defoe surrounded by the zombies like at the end of episode 2."

And I was like, "Cool! I had an image in my head of the leader of the zombies lurched over Defoe with zombies hanging from his fingertips, like a puppeteer. Goes with the theme of The London Hanged. How's this rough for you?"

Then Tharg was like, "That's brilliant Leigh! Not only are you really, really good looking, but you're also brainy to think of such a clever idea. Get to it!"

And then I shook his Gibbleschlong and got to work! First with some photo reference! Look at me all macho!

Then some pencils....

And look! Inks!

Then I whack it in Photoshop to colour! Due to having not much time, I went for a simple colour scheme, trying to pass it off as clever design.... sssshhhh, don't tell anyone....

About Me

I'm a professional comic book artist, based in Liverpool, who has worked on many projects for DC COMICS, 2000AD,and was also the 2008 artist for the LEGO "BIONICLE" comic.
Mostly you can find me in the pages of 2000AD, having drawn JUDGE DREDD, AQUILA with writer Gordon Rennie, and DEFOE with writer Pat Mills. I'm now working on Book Two of KINGMAKER with writer Ian Edginton-- an alien invasion of a world filled with orcs, wizards, dryads and dragons!